Le Mans test day coverage

Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage of the Le Mans Test Day. As of 9.00 AM CET (8 AM UK time) we will be bringing you the alternatives, times and other news as they develop. Please stay with us and we hope it will be an exciting day in preparation for the big race in two weeks time.Sunny day at La Sarthe with a temperature of 15 degrees centigrade and a forecasted maximum of 26 for today, perfect conditions for test day.

8.58- Cars already queue up at the pit lane exit

9.00- Pit lane open and one of the Corvettes hits the road first!

9:04- First cars pass by the main straight on their way to their first timed lap

9:15- We have some issues with our timing screen, working to fix it…apologies.

10.12- In the meantime the #16 Pesca clocked a 3.33.624, Audi #2 3.36.063, Pesca 17 is now 3rd with 3.36.987, Creation 6th at 3.40.230 behind Audi # 3 and RfH

10.14- The Bruichladdich radical gets 3.52.498 which means a 4th time in class, Binnie improves with 3.53.748 (Buncombe driving) but they are 5th behind the Radical, . At the top still Zytek-RML Lola-Barazi Zytek

10.25 Red flag

10:47- the red lights are still on, no action on the track

10:50 still on red, some reflections on "slow" cars, Rollcentre only managed 3.50.915 up to now and Swiss Spirit 3.54.515 in LMP1 , LMP2 sees Saulnier at 4.03.188 and Quifel’s best is 4.05.145. 4.48.025 for T2M…

10:55- The reason for the red flag is one of the Courages, completely destroyed as it is being brought back to the pits, the ASM Lola last year looked perfect compared to this wreck…

11:17- Sarrazin gets the first time in the 32s… 3.32.803 and he’s still fastest overall , great job from Pescarolo up to now with both cars mixed with the Audis and Peugeots…however it is still early in the day

11:29 Biela takes the #1 Audi to the top of the timesheets with 3.32.050…we’re getting quicker and quicker now…Pescarolos third and fifth, great job by Henri’s team at the moment!!!!!

11:36- Guillaume Moreau who was driving the Courage #13 (which had caused the red flag after a heavy shunt) has been taken into hospital for examination.

11:39 Now we’re talking! Biela goes round in 3.30.899…will Pesca or Peugeot have an answer for this???

11:48: Minassian gets Peugeot number 7 to 4th in 3.35.989 , the top 5 is now Audi-Peugeot-Pescarolo-Peugeot-Audi

11:59 -LMP2 with Zytek 33 still leading, RML and Barazi Zytek complete the top 3

12:00- Brabham and Enge get the Astons in between the Corvettes, second and third.GT1 is now 64-009-007-63

12:02- The Porsches are ahead of the Ferraris now , IMSA leads on 4.05.389 followed by Flying Lizard on 4.05.892, Salo is now 3rd

12:04- Collard gets 3.31.958 and second overall, Pescarolo are really putting a good fight today.

12:05 with 3.41.759 Michael Vergers gets the Barazi Zytek on top of LMP2, Zyteks clearly have an edge on speed on the Lolas for the moment. The bruichladdich Radical is 5th in class now behind RML and Quifel ASM.